Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

East Moreland Water Service Association

Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND50ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 2 ppb

The legal limit for alachlor, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-081901375-001BND
2019-01-081901375-001BND
2019-01-081901375-002BND
2019-01-081901375-002BND
2019-08-201908G68-001BND
2022-12-272212828-001BND
2022-12-272212J32-001BND
2023-04-102304674-001BND
2023-04-102304674-002BND